"less gimmicky than most Italian Westerns, and all the better for it." The review noted that the recurring flashbacks were "tiresome" but had relevance to the narrative. "Robe" of Variety said that the film wouldn't reach the popularity of earlier Clint Eastwood westerns, noting that the script borrows from other Italian Westerns and that "good color photography and an interesting score by Ennio Morricone are the pic's strong points. Otherwise, all technical elements are routine." Analysis In his investigation of narrative structures in Spaghetti Western films, writer Bert Fridlund ranges Death Rides a Horse, together with Day of Anger as prime examples of a "tutorship variation" that further develops the play on age/experience between the protagonists in For a Few Dollars More, with Lee Van Cleef playing the older partner in all three films. In the "Tutorship" films, a younger protagonist seeks the more or less reluctant partnership of an older one, but differences of motivation eventually bring them into conflict. References Sources External links (alternative link) 1967 films Spaghetti Western films 1960s buddy films 1967 Western (genre) films English-language Italian films Films directed by Giulio Petroni 1960s Italian-language films Italian films about revenge Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1960s vigilante films Italian buddy films United Artists films Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni Films shot in Almería Rape and revenge films Italian vigilante films 1960s exploitation films 1960s Italian films